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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Kono's Grilling Steak Butter

My husband Kono is
my "Grill Master" and he loves to play with fire. Evidence of this can be found on our back
deck where he keeps his collection of smokers and bbq grills. His BBQ's are not seasonal and as I have stated before, they
get fired up rain or shine!I always know that
whatever comes off his grill will be delectable and cooked perfectly no matter
how simple or elaborately he seasons it.

One of the ways
that he seasons pork chops, steaks, chicken or even seafood is with
his "Grilling Steak Butter" (softened butter that is
enhanced with a few select seasonings) and wowwie kazowie, magic.

Kono uses this butter a
couple of ways. Softened, to brush over the meat while he’s grilling, and
or, Chilled, he will wrap the softened butter in plastic to form a log and hold
it in the fridge until firm. Then when the steaks are cooked he will
place a slice of the cold butter on the hot steak just before serving allowing
it to melt slowly.

Jazz up your butter with fresh herbs!
Kono usually makes his steak butter just the way it is written but sometimes
he adds about 1 Tbsp. of fresh chopped herbs such as thyme, rosemary
and parsley.

Kono's Grilling Steak
Butter

1 stick butter,
softened (1/2 cup)

2 tsp. worcestershire
sauce

1 tsp. dry vermouth

1 tsp. garlic,
minced

½ tsp. tabassco hot sauce

½ tsp. kosher
salt

¼ tsp. coarse
black pepper

1 Tbsp. fresh
herbs, chopped (optional)

1.
Mix softened butter with
the rest of the ingredients and brush over steaks, chops, chicken or seafood
while grilling.

2. Or wrap butter in
plastic to from a log and chill until firm. Place a slice on the hot steak
before serving.

Before you fire up your
bbq this summer visit Kenji at the "Food Lab" to get a grilling lesson.
He has posted a complete guide to grilling steak that is very
informative.

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I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and moved with my husband and three children to Oregon in 1994. My passion for life surrounds itself with food, family and friends. My main objective for cooking is to make it as fun and easy as possible so anyone can do it. Allowing each person the joy of being in the kitchen where they can find instant satisfaction at the end of each and every meal. Everything I make is easy and if it’s not meant to be easy I will figure out how to make it easy. Simple food is what warms our souls and brings our family and friends together. Follow me into the new year for good times in the kitchen.